KUALA LUMPUR – The Kelantan Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) has installed at least three traps in two Orang Asli villages at Gua Musang yesterday.
Two of the traps were installed at Kampung Tendrik while one was installed at Kampung Hak, Bihai Post to catch the tiger that was spotted roaming near the fence of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Balar, yesterday.
According to its Director, Mohamad Hafid Rohani, 15 staff from Perhilitan are involved in tracking and detecting the tigers, which are believed to be within the 10 kilometres radius from the Orang Asli villages at Bihai Post.
“These Perhilitan members have been stationed to monitor and control the Orang Asli villages at Bihai Post, including instructing the villagers to not leave home at the moment.
“We believe that three tigers are still roaming within the 10 kilometres radius from this village and we are actively tracking them,” he told the media at Kota Bharu.
Yesterday, a tiger was spotted roaming outside the fence of SK Balar, Gua Musang, Kelantan. A teacher managed to record the tiger and the incident created fear in the school and among the Orang Asli community.
“Malayan Tiger visits SK Balar. Pray for our safety,” the teacher wrote on a Facebook post.
Earlier, teachers and students from SK Bihai, also located in Gua Musang were harassed by the presence of tiger and they had to postpone their physical schooling session.
When asked about the time needed to catch the tigers, Mohamad Hafid said that it would take up to a month to do so.
He said, the tigers would then be relocated to safer places, further from the residential area.
“It would take more than a month as it is tough to track the animal. The area is perilous and some areas are not accessible to vehicle,” he said. -MalaysiaGazette
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